presentive

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adjective

Denoting a conception or notion; depicting a tangible object.

“presentive words”

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Meanings

adjectivepresentive (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableDenoting a conception or notion; depicting a tangible object.

    presentive words

  2. not comparablegrammarIntroducing or asserting the existence or occurrence of something in the present.

    How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost presentive power in the last three centuries.

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue
nounpresentive (plural presentives)

plural presentives

  1. grammarA grammatical construct that introduces or asserts the existence or occurrence of something in the present.

Origin

From present + -ive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vespertinepretensive
Cite this entry
APA

presentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentive

MLA

“presentive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presentive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presentive.

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